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5th Cell Announces Hybrid

5th Cell, the independent developer behind such creative gems as Drawn to Life and Scribblenauts, is taking an uncharacteristic turn for its Xbox 360 debut. The Bellevue, Washington-based studio announced today that Hybrid, a sci-fi third-person shooter, is now in development.

Via the 5th Cell web site, Twitter account, and the new Hybrid web site, the studio announced Hybrid without giving too much away. What we do know: Hybrid is built on Valve's Source Engine and will pit two factions -- the human Paladins and the alien Variants -- against one another in a war-torn future.

Few details were provided, but 5th Cell promises "a completely new gameplay experience never seen before in the genre." Hints about what that new gameplay experience will be can be seen in the game's teaser trailer, found here.

Hybrid will be an Xbox Live exclusive. No pricing was announced and the game's wide release window is currently sometime in 2011.

Sharkey says: Based on the trailer, it looks like we'll get some lightning fast, acrobatic gameplay. Interesting how the teaser shows a Paladin behind a wall in classic cover-based, third-person shooter style only to have a Variant come flying in from out of nowhere. Can't wait to see what 5th Cell is cooking.